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Bringing Community and Academic Scholars Together to Facilitate and Conduct Authentic Community Based Participatory Research: Project UNITED
Offers an overview of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) grant proposal and a comprehensive CBPR obesity-related program to facilitate and promote collaboration between academic researchers and a community to address obesity-related health disparities, primarily among African American communities in the rural South.
Author(s): Dwight Lewis Jr., Lea Yerby, Melanie Tucker, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(1), 35
Date: 01/2016
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Rural Providers' Access to Online Resources: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Examines healthcare providers' access to and satisfaction levels with one of two online point-of-care (PoC) clinical resources in rural New Mexico. Table 1 reports the frequency of use of PoC resources and Table 2 reports the satisfaction with PoC resources.
Author(s): Jonathan D. Eldredge, Laura J. Hall, Karen R. McElfresh, et al.
Citation: Journal of the Medical Library Association, 104(1), 33-41
Date: 01/2016
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Health Literacy Mediates the Relationship between Age and Health Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure
Discusses a study on the role of health literacy in the relationship between increasing age and negative health outcomes in rural adults with heart failure (HF). Divides participants into younger group (under 65) and an older group (65 and older). Analyzes data by educational attainment, income, and several other factors.
Author(s): Jia-Rong Wu, Debra K. Moser, Darren A. DeWalt, Mary Kay Rayens, Kathleen Dracup
Citation: Circulation: Heart Failure, 9(1), 2250
Date: 01/2016
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Utility of a Work Process Classification System for Characterizing Non-Fatal Injuries in the Alaskan Commercial Fishing Industry
Describes the application and modification of the Work Process Classification System (WPCS) in Alaskan fishing fleets to categorize non-fatal occupational injuries in the fishing industry. Recognizes work practices that could be pursued for further investigation and future injury prevention efforts.
Author(s): Laura N. Syron, Devin L. Lucas, Viktor E. Bovbjerg, Jeffrey W. Bethel, Laurel D. Kincl
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 75(1), 30070
Date: 01/2016
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Palliative Care in Rural Minnesota: Findings from Stratis Health's Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Initiative
Describes a 6-year initiative directed by Stratis Health supporting palliative care in rural areas of Minnesota. Features a palliative care development initiative in the rural city of Mora, Minnesota and describes the Rural Palliative Care Measurement Pilot Project testing standardized quality measures in 5 rural communities.
Author(s): Deb McKinley, Janelle Shearer, Karla Weng
Citation: Minnesota Medicine, 99(1), 39-41
Date: 01/2016
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Guiding Innovations to Improve the Oral Health of Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries
Highlights several innovative ideas for providing oral healthcare to Medicaid-enrolled adults by discussing consumer outreach and engagement, workforce and training, access and delivery in rural and urban areas, and return on investment and business models.
Author(s): Stacey Chazin
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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A Pilot Study of Gait Function in Farmworkers in Eastern North Carolina
Reports the results of a pilot study working to identify and determine the usefulness of quantitative gait measures in Latino farmworkers in North Carolina. Examines differences in gait between farmworkers and non-farmworkers.
Author(s): Ha T. Nguyen, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Judy L. Foxworth, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 20(4), 427-433
Date: 01/2016
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Washington State Suicide Prevention Plan
Outlines a statewide suicide prevention plan for rural and urban individuals, families, and communities in Washington based on the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Describes strategies to prevent suicide and make treatment and support services more accessible. Includes statistics on suicide rates by age and rural or urban location.
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Rural Reality: City Transit, Rural Transit
A discussion of rural versus urban transit use in Minnesota, with particular focus on transit dependent populations and policy issues. Includes a fact sheet with county-by-county breakdown.
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Hospitalizations for Overdose of Pain Medication and Heroin
Presents information on hospitalizations in Pennsylvania for overdoses of pain medication and heroin between 2000 and 2014. Includes data for rural and urban counties.
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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